12615 - Peripetetic Community Payback Placement Coordinator - Preston

Ministry of Justice; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization is seeking a Community Payback Placement Coordinator to manage community-based work projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring placements meet quality standards and compliance with legislation while promoting positive stakeholder relationships. This role requires a full UK Manual Driving Licence, experience in health and safety practices, and the ability to engage effectively with the community. The position offers a starting salary of £26,475 and requires weekend work as needed.

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence to carry out this role.
• Ability to support investigations into Health and Safety incidents.
• Experience in managing customer/stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and establish community-based work projects that fulfil the Community Payback requirements.
• Conduct relevant health and safety assessments of work placements.
• Promote positive relationships with beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation at work sites.
• Coordinate tools, equipment, and PPE for community placements.

Skills

Full UK Manual Driving Licence

Health and Safety compliance

Relationship management

Community engagement

Project monitoring

Job description

• Diadem House in Preston will be the base but there will be an expectation of cover across Lancashire as this is peripetetic role
• Minimum of 60% of the working week in an office, however, may be more dependent on operational requirements.
• Requirement of regular weekend duty cover on a rota basis for which toil/flexi is provided in addition to enhanced weekend pay.

Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role. We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.

The post holder will support the CP Manager to ensure that all Community Payback placements meet the policy objectives of the organisation and comply with relevant legislation.

It's all about supporting People on Probation on their journey and making your community a better place.

If this sounds like you, apply now.

If you are successful in the recruitment process to join the Probation Service, your starting salary will be £26,475

Please note: Community Payback Placement Coordinators will be expected to work weekends when needed. This may be to cover for CP supervisors, or to visit CP project sites – such as schools which aren’t accessible on weekdays – to complete project risk assessments or meet beneficiaries, for example. You will be paid a higher rate for any weekend days you do work.

Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.

The Probation Service offers the opportunity for annual pay progression through a Competency Based Framework (CBF), which if eligible, will see your pay increase. CBF is designed to enable you to move up through the pay band range as your competence grows.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Probation Service also increase their pay band ranges annually in line with Civil Service Pay guidance, which will also apply an increase to band pay ranges where applicable.

Overview of the job

This is a high‑profile role within PS responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with a range of current and future partner organisations, customers and stakeholders. This will involve working with a range of voluntary and statutory organisations.

The post holder will ensure that sufficient work placement that meet the quality standards set out in the Community Payback Guidance are available so that the sentence of the Court can be carried out effectively.

The post holder will support the CP Manager to ensure that all Community Payback placements meet the policy objectives of the organisation and comply with relevant legislation.

Post holders may be required to undertake weekend working as part of their normal pattern of working.

Summary

The job holder will identify and establish community‑based work projects that fulfil the requirements of the Community Payback Guidance Manual. This includes monitoring and review of existing projects.

The post holder will conduct relevant health and safety assessments of work placements and ensure compliance with organisational policy and health and safety legislation.

The post holder will have oversight of the placement induction procedure, defining tasks and safe working practices and appropriate allocation and use of required tools and equipment.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties

• Find and assess a wide range of suitable Community Payback placements, including those providing an opportunity for service user training and future employment and placements appropriate for people with protective characteristics.
• Assess the viability of income generation opportunities within new placements, discuss with beneficiaries and manage the process to maximise this potential.
• To complete a schedule of safe working practice for work and create a project file in accordance with Health and safety standards.
• Promote positive relationships with beneficiaries/ stakeholders, including meetings and site visits as required to manage customer/stakeholder relationships and promote a positive perception of the PS with community networks.
• Ensure that a safe working environment for staff, service users and beneficiaries is maintained on all Community Payback work sites in compliance with Health and Safety legislation and PS policy.
• Ensure that placements remain compliant with quality requirements and take action as required to improve or discontinue placements where quality standards cannot be met.
• Be responsible for coordinating tools, equipment, appropriate clothing and PPE and other resources used on Community Payback placements and ensure that all equipment complies with Health and Safety requirements and that users know how to safely use the equipment.
• Ensure that relevant Health and Safety Training is provided to staff both in response to ad‑hoc needs and as required by the service delivery plan.
• To support investigations into Health and Safety incidents and ensure that serious incidents including near misses are reported and that lessons learnt are shared within the team.
• To support the electronic, social media and other innovative means to receive nominations for new placements from the public and promote Community Payback, within PS guidelines.
• Liaise with probation practitioners as necessary to exchange information and maintain appropriate working arrangements.
• To participate in rota planning, delivering and reviewing the service user induction.
• Recruit, support and coordinate Mentors who will encourage service user compliance, engagement and access to local support networks.
• To cover the CP supervisor role where required to avoid cancellation of work placements for operational reasons.